generation capacity of Conergy's Lakeland Solar Farm with Storage located 70 kilometres south west of Cooktown. It includes a 1.4 MW lithium-ion battery system that can store up to 5.3 MWh of energy. It is the country’s first large-scale co-located solar and battery energy storage project.

of electricity will be generated per year.

approximate number of households that can be powered by the farm each year.

estimated reduction in CO2 emissions each year.

hectares of land within the existing wind farm range will be used.

ground mounted solar panels will be used along with with a 1.4MW/5.3MWh Conergy ‘CHESS’ storage solution that combined will create a consistent power supply, even during times of cloud cover.

major organizations involved: Project Developer, EPC and O&M: Conergy, PPA: Origin Energy

estimated project cost. $17.4 million debt funding from ARENA. Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Nord/LB) has provided a 15-year non-recourse financing facility for the project.

peak jobs during construction phase of 6 months. BMD Constructions was sub-contracted for civil, mechanical and structural works.

jobs during operational phase.

ARENA announces financial close of the Lakeland Solar & Storage Project.

Conergy announces start of construction.

Expected completion/commissioning.

Conergy appoints BMD Constructions, as the major sub-contractor to undertake civil, mechanical and structural works on the 60-hectare site. BMD will directly employ approximately 20 workers during the construction phase, some of whom will be local.

50% of construction now completed.

66% of construction now completed.

Project officially connects to the grid. The project had been due for completion nearly six months ago under its original timetable, but the complexity of the first-of-its-type project – for the developers, the local grid owner, and the market operator – pushed the timetable back.